Since abortions occur, they must remain safe

Women have always had and will always have abortions. These are the questions we must ask.

Will they be illegal and often unsafe, as they were before Roe vs. Wade? Who does this illegality punish ? It punishes poor women who in the past resorted to unsanitary and unsafe procedures.

Rich women always had and will have access to a safe abortion by traveling to other countries where it is legal.

Since it is an indisputable fact that women will continue to have abortions, whether legal or not, it follows: the way to cut down, not eliminate abortions, is to provide sex education and contraception so that pregnancies can be planned. When there is a contraceptive failure or other reasons for seeking an abortion, a woman must be free to make this extremely difficult decision with her health care provider and her God. It must also be done in a legal and safe facility.